Our history

The first 50 years – a brief history

In 1966 respected solicitor Harry Sacker left his role at Linklaters to set up his own practice. It was an amicable departure and he took a number of loyal clients with him. He set up an office providing legal services in commercial law, including pensions. As Sacker and Partners’ reputation grew, so did the size of the firm. In 1990 the partnership decided to refine its focus to become a specialist law firm advising the pensions industry. Harry retired, leaving a thriving specialist practice with a strong reputation as trusted advisers to trustees and employers of pension arrangements.

Looking ahead – the next 50 years

Sackers is now the UK’s leading law firm for the pensions and retirement savings industry. The firm is based in the City of London, although with over 60 lawyers we are a very different firm to the one set up by Harry Sacker in 1966. In addition to trustees and employers, our clients now include providers, Government bodies, IGCs and master trusts. We have evolved to meet our clients’ needs and we now also have pensions litigators and pensions banking and finance specialists. In addition, we play an active part in all the major industry bodies and working groups in the pensions and retirement savings community, ensuring we are at the forefront of developments and changes in legislation and regulation.

We work hard to maintain our position as trusted advisers. We look at what our clients are trying to achieve and give the most commercial and pragmatic advice to reach that objective. This is one of the reasons we have so many long standing clients, with some relationships lasting decades.

We have a strong purpose and vision to take us forward, based on being a specialist firm at the heart of the pensions and retirement savings industry. We hope that Harry would be proud of our continued commitment to delivering the very best advice and service to all our clients.

Find us

London Underground

St. Paul’s
(Central line – Zone 1)

Head out of St. Pauls Underground station and walk north onto St. Martins Le Grand, past Maplin and Tesco (on your right). After 150 yards turn right into Gresham Street. Walk 300 yards down Gresham Street until you get to the junction with Milk Street (opposite the Guildhall). 20 Gresham Street is on the corner and we are on the sixth floor.

Come out of the underground at Bank (exit 1) and head along Poultry (towards St. Pauls). Poultry turns into Cheapside. Continue on Cheapside until you get to the crossroads with the traffic lights, and turn right into King Street. At the end of King Street, turn left onto Gresham Street. Walk 100 yards down Gresham Street until you get to the junction with Milk Street (opposite the Guildhall).

Take the exit marked Moorgate East and turn left. Walk in the direction of London Wall. Cross London Wall and continue along Moorgate. At the end of Moorgate, turn right on to Gresham Street. Sackers is situated on the left-hand side, at the junction with Milk Street (the fourth street on the left).

Rail

Euston

Take the Northern Line (City Branch) to Moorgate (four stops).

Kings Cross/St Pancras

Take the Circle, Hammersmith & City or Metropolitan Line eastbound to Moorgate (three stops).